The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Federated States of Micronesia
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Federated States of Micronesia refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The church's first known missionaries arrived on July 5, 1978. As of December 31, 2022, there were 5,966 members in 23 congregations in FSM.[1] The LDS Church has congregations in every state in the FSM.
History
Year | Membership |
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1979 | 500 |
1983 | 764 |
1989* | 1,900 |
1999 | 3,008 |
2009 | 3,841 |
2019 | 6,307 |
*Membership was published as a rounded number. Source: Wendell J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Micronesia[1] |
Pohnpei
Missionary work on
The Book of Mormon was translated into Pohnpeian in 1987.[7][8]
On April 18, 2012, the church donated five sewing machines, three fishing spears, goggles, fins, snorkels and underwater lights as a humanitarian donation to the Ohwa International Christian Academy in its efforts to teach self-reliance to its students. The fishing supplies were donated to augment a previous church donation of a boat, outboard engine and fishing nets to the school that has helped provide fish for the students for several years.[9] On October 16, the church donated 2,000 reusable face masks to the Sokehs Municipality Schools in Pohnpei, which were distributed the following week to 1,000 students.[10]
Chuuk
The first missionaries in Chuuk (formerly Truk), Donald M. Baldwin and Torlik Tima, arrived on July 7, 1977. They baptized T. M. Conrad Mailo and his wife, Nisor Cerly David, on October 22, 1977. The Truk Branch (later Mwan Branch) was created on July 26, 1979. By 1980, membership reached 170, and on 31 May 1981, the Truk-Pohnpei District was created. On April 24, 1983, the first meetinghouse on Chuuk was dedicated. The Truk-Pohnpei District was divided in 1985 and the Truk (later renamed the Namonuito Chuuk District) and Pohnpei districts were created.[11]
In 2010, the church donated a desalination unit to the people of Chuuk that is capable of producing 26,000 gallons of water per day.[12][13]
Yap
In 1977, Charles Keliikipi, who was under contract to form a police department on the island, organized the LDS Church in Yap. The first convert was baptized in March 1978. The first senior missionary couple arrived on Yap on August 2, 1979.
The Yapese translation of the Book of Mormon was completed and published in 2004.[18] In 2018, the online edition was made available.[19][20]
Church volunteers provided cleanup and relief during the aftermath of Typhoon Mitag and Typhoon Sudal.[21][22]
Kosrae
The first missionaries to arrive in
Since 2018, the LDS Church has partnered with the Lelu Farmers Association on Kosrae to build family greenhouses and to provide grow bags and soil amendments to the recipients. In 2018, ten greenhouses were built, with ten more in 2019, and twenty more being built in 2020. On July 25, 2020, the church donated an excavator to the Lelu Farmers Association.[23]
Stakes, districts, and congregations
As of August 2023, the following congregations were located in the FSM:
Namoneas Chuuk District
- Fare Branch
- Mechitiw Branch
- Mwan Branch
- Pata Branch
- Romanum Branch
- Sapuk Branch
- Tonowas Branch
- Udot Branch
- Uman Branch
- Wichap Branch
Panasang Pohnpei Stake
- Eirike Ward
- Kitti Branch
- Mand Branch
- Palikir Ward
- Panasang Ward
- Sapwalap Ward
- Sekere Ward
- Uh Branch
Yap (Barrigada Guam Stake)
- Colonia Branch
- Thol Branch
Kosrae (not part of a stake or district)
- Lelu Branch
- Utwe Branch
Other
The Micronesia/Guam Mission Branch serves individuals and families not in proximity of a meetinghouse and is not part of a stake or district.
Missions
Micronesia is located in the Micronesia Guam Mission.
Temples
Members in FSM are in the Yigo Guam Temple district.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: the Federated States of Micronesia", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 8 June 2023
- ^ Excludes groups meeting separate from wards and branches.
- ^ Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved August 21, 2022
- ^ R. Devan Jensen (2008), Thirty Years of Pioneers on Pohnpei, Micronesia, Brigham Young University Religious Studies Center, retrieved 2021-01-24
- ISBN 978-1-60907-002-1.
- ^ New stake presidents, Deseret News, April 28, 2014, retrieved 2021-01-24
- ^ Book of Mormon Now in 80 Languages, March 1988, retrieved 2021-01-24
- ^ Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ (Pohnpeian Language) (PDF), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1998, retrieved 2021-01-24
- ^ Nett, Pohnpei (April 8, 2012), "Blessing lives in Pohnpei", Church News, Deseret News, retrieved 2021-01-24
- ^ "Church Provides Facemasks to Students on Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia". Mormon Newsroom. November 9, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-60907-002-1.
- ^ Desalination Donation from LDS Church (2010), Nov 24, 2010, retrieved 2021-01-24
- ^ Pacific Island community thankful for desalination unit donated by LDS Church, Deseret News, October 26, 2010, retrieved 2021-01-24
- ^ "Micronesia". Global Mormonism Project. Brigham Young University. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- ^ "Micronesia — Facts and Statistics". Mormon Newsroom. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
- ISBN 9781609074203.
- ^ Yap State Census Report: 2000 FSM Census of Population and Housing (PDF). Government of the Federated States of Micronesia. December 2002. pp. 53–55.
- ^ Hinckley, David (16 March 2004), "Yapese Book of Mormon complete", The Daily Universe, retrieved 2021-01-15
- ^ Updated Edition of the Book of Mormon in Yapese, LDS365, 27 November 2017, retrieved 2021-01-23
- ^ Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ (Yapese Language) (PDF), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1998, retrieved 2021-01-24
- ^ Cyclone hits Yap Islands, Deseret News, Mar 16, 2002, retrieved 2021-01-23
- ^ Typhoon strikes Yap Islands, Deseret News, Apr 17, 2004, retrieved 2021-01-23
- ^ "Church Partners with Lelu Farmers Association to Build Greenhouses on Kosrae", Church Newsroom, LDS Church, September 20, 2020, retrieved 2021-01-24
External links
- Netting the Stories of Pioneers from Micronesia Rosalind Meno Ram and Sanoma Irons Goodwill
- Thirty Years of Pioneers on Pohnpei, Micronesia R. Devan Jensen
- Pohnpei Federated States of Micronesia Church History R. Devan Jensen
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Official Site (English)
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Newsroom - Guam & Micronesia (Also Northern Marianna Islands & Palau)
- ComeUntoChrist.org Latter-day Saints Visitor site